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  • 91nonsense — I. noun Date: 1614 1. a. words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b. (1) language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2) an instance of absurd action 2. a. things of no importance or value… …

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  • 92strand — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse strǫnd shore Date: before 12th century the land bordering a body of water ; shore, beach II. verb Date: 1621 transitive verb 1. to run, drive, or cause to dri …

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  • 93Propylene glycol cocoate — is a chemical compound produced by the esterification of polyoxyalkyl alcohols with lauric acid. [cite journal journal=International Journal of Toxicology volume=20, Supplement 4 date=4 January 2001 pages=13–26 publisher=Taylor and Francis Ltd… …

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  • 94Polypeptide — A compound consisting of 2 or more amino acids. Amino acids make up polypeptides which, in turn, make up proteins. * * * A peptide formed by the union of an indefinite (usually large) number of amino acid s by peptide links (–NH–CO–). gastric… …

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  • 95strand — In microbiology, a filamentous or threadlike structure. anticoding s. the s. of duplex DNA which is used as a template for the synthesis of mRNA. SYN: antisense s.. antiparallel s. a macromolecular s. that is oriented in the opposite direction of …

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  • 96terminus — A boundary or limit. [L.] C t. the end of a peptide or protein having a free carboxyl ( COOH) group. termini generales general terms; words that are of general use in descriptive anatomy. N t. amino terminal. * * * ter·mi·nus tər mə nəs …

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  • 97Dextrose equivalent — (DE) is a measure of the amount of reducing sugars present in a sugar product, relative to glucose, expressed as a percentage on a dry basis. For example, a maltodextrin with a DE of 10 would have 10% of the reducing power of dextrose (DE = 100) …

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  • 98OMEGA — Ottawa Madison electron gamma algorithm * * * ome·ga or omega ō meg ə, mā gə, esp Brit ō meg ə adj of, relating to, or being a chemical group or position at the end of a molecular chain <omega oxidation of fatty acids> * * * (o maґgə)… …

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  • 99block copolymer — a linear copolymer in which identical mer units are clustered in blocks along the molecular chain …

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  • 100ATP synthase — Molecular model of ATP synthase by X ray diffraction method ATP synthase (EC 3.6.3.14) is an important enzyme that provides energy for the cell to use through the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the most commonly used energy… …

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